On Descartes /

Thomson, Garrett.

On Descartes / Garrett Thomson. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2000. - 91 p. 22 cm.

Considers hyperbolic doubt in search for thruth. Explains connection between geometry and algebra which allowed for the solving of geometrical problems by way of algebraic equations. His conception of matter allowed the accounting of physical phenomena by way of mechanical explanation.

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B 1875 / .T383 2000